Compact floribunda rose plant named &#39;Poulcas046&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Compact Floribunda class which has abundant, red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid

Variety denomination: ‘Poulcas046’

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of gardenrose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between thefemale seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent,also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2006 and the resultingseeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark.The new variety, named ‘Poulcas046’, originated as a single seedlingfrom the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent andfemale seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. Thefemale seed parent has medium red flowers, while the new variety hasdark red flowers. The male pollen parent is 100 cm in height, while thenew variety is 60 cm in height.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create anew and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant red flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded roseand on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously availablecommercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, anddistinguish ‘Poulcas046’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated theseeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2006 andconducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlledenvironment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulcas046’ was selected in thespring of 2007 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of theaforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulcas046’ by traditional budding and rootedcuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery inFredensborg, Denmark in July, 2007. This initial and other subsequentasexual propagations conducted in controlled environments havedemonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulcas046’ are true to typeand are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonablypossible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typicalcharacteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of‘Poulcas046’. Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings areopen flowers, flower petals detached, and the flower in parts.Specifically illustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawings are juvenile andmature leaves, stems, as well as a cluster of flower buds on a floweringbranch. Plants shown are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulcas046’,as observed in its growthin a field nursery in Marion County, Oreg. Observed plants are 2 yearsof age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are madeusing The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart,2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety‘Poulcas034’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 24,225 are compared to ‘Poulcas046’ inChart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulcas046’ ‘Poulcas034’ Petal Count 45 70 Flower Diameter 65to 75 mm 90 to 100 mm General Tonality Red Group 46A Red Group 45B ofFlower Color

-   Flower and flower bud:    -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.        -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 25 mm in length from base of            receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 13 mm. Bud form:            Urceolate. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are            Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Sepal inner surface: Color:            Yellow-Green Group 145B with moderate intonations of            Greyed-Red Group 182B. Surface: Pubescent. Sepal outer            surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of            Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Texture: Smooth. Sepal Shape:            Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with receptacle. Sepal            Margin: Margins have moderate foliaceous appendages on three            of the five sepals. Sepal size: 25 mm long, 7 mm wide.            Receptacle: Texture: Smooth. Size: 8 mm in height, 7 mm            wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with weak intonations            of Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Shape: Campanulate to            elliptical. Pedicel: Surface: Smooth with a few stipitate            glands. Length: About 40 mm. Diameter: 2 mm on average.            Color: Yellow-Green Group 145A with light intonations of            Greyed-Red Group 182A. Strength: Weak. Peduncle: Length: 50            to 70 cm. Diameter: About 3.5 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group            144A. Texture: Smooth.        -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in panicles of            13 to 15 flower buds per stem.        -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Light, old rose scent. Duration:            The blooms have a duration on the plant of approximately 10            days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have            fully matured. Size: Flower diameter is 65 to 75 mm when            open. Flower depth is 40 mm. Flower shape: Double,            quartered-rosette with many overlapping petals packed into            quarter sections. Shape of flower, side view: The upper            portion is a flattened convex. The lower portion is concave.        -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 45 petals            total, 10 of which are petaloids.        -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red Group 46A.        -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer petals Upper surface: Red            Group 46A. Lower surface: Red Group 53B with occasional            streaks of White Group N155A. Upon opening, inner petals:            Upper surface: Red Group 46A. Lower surface: Red Group 53B            with occasional streaks of White Group N155A. Basal petal            spots, upon opening: Upper surface: Yellow Group 8B. Lower            surface: Yellow Group 8B. After opening, outer & inner            petals Upper surface: Red Group 46A. Lower surface:            Red-Purple Group 58A with occasional streaks of White Group            N155A. Basal petal spots, after opening: Upper surface:            Yellow Group 8B. Lower surface: Yellow Group 8B.        -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Somewhat reflexed. Margin: Entire and            uniform. Moderate undulations. Shape: Generally broad            elliptical. Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape: Acute. Size:            About 35 mm (l)×30 mm (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness:            Average.        -   Petaloids.—Size: About 23 mm (l) by 11 mm (w). Quantity: On            average, 10. Shape: The base is very acute, while the apex            is acute or rounded. General shape is irregular. Color:            Upper surface of petaloids are Red Group 46A. Underneath            Red-Purple Group 58A with occasional streaks of White Group            N155A. The base of petaloids is Yellow Group 8A.        -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:            Size: 2 mm in length. Color: Yellow-Orange Group 22A.            Quantity: 40 on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow-Orange            Group 22A and Yellow Group 12A. Length: 6 mm. Pistils:            Length: 6 mm. Quantity: 25 on average. Stigmas: Color:            Yellow Group 11D. Styles: Color: Yellow-Green Group 149D.            Location of stigmas: Level in location relative to the            length of the filaments and the height of the anthers. Hips:            None Observed.-   Plant:    -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 60 cm in height,            and 50 cm wide.        -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A with            Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group            144A. Length: On average, canes are 30 cm from the base of            the plant to the flowering portion. Diameter: About 7 mm.            Internodes: On mature canes about 50 mm between nodes.            Surface Texture: Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth.        -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 12 prickles per 10 cm of stem.            Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 8 mm.            Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.            Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Purple Group 187A. Mature            prickles: Yellow-Green Group 146B and Greyed-Purple Group            184A.        -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: About 175 mm (l)×95 (w).            Quantity: 2 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Color of            juvenile foliage: Upper & lower side: Yellow-Green Group            146C with intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 183C. Color of            mature foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower            side: Yellow-Green Group 147C.        -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 20 mm long, 10 mm            wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly            broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely            serrated with stipitate glands. Color: Yellow-Green Group            146B. Petiole: Length: About 25 mm. Diameter: 2 mm. Upper            surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 145B with intonations of            Greyed-Purple Group 183B. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green            Group 144A. Rachis: Length: About 90 mm. Upper surface:            Color: Greyed-Purple Group 183B. Lower surface: Color:            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Observations: Small prickles            Leaflet: Quantity: Normally 7 leaflets. Margins: Serrated.            Size: On average terminal leaflets are 55 mm long, 45 mm            wide. Shape: Generally elliptical. Base: Rounded. Apex:            Cuspidate. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement:            Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Moderately            glossy.        -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery            mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora            sparsa, rust Phragmidium sps., black spot Diplocarpon rosae,            and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing conditions.        -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold            Hardiness Zone 6.        -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable            for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture            Society heat zone 7.

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the CompactFloribunda rose class named ‘Poulcas046’, substantially as illustratedand described herein, due to its abundant red flowers, diseaseresistance, and extended period of bloom.